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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 62 · 2010
Purnia
Winner — 2010
RAJ KISHORE KESHARI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 41.4%INC 29.6%11 others 29.0%
Votes
54,605
41.4% share
Winning margin
15,599
11.8% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
60.9%
of 2,16,656
A clear win with a 11.8% margin.
Seat history
4 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJ KISHORE KESHARI | NDA (NDA) | 54,605 | 41.4% |
| 2 | RAM CHARITRA YADAV | INC | 39,006 | 29.6% |
| 3 | AMIT KUMAR | 23,061 | 17.5% | |
| 4 | SYED GULAM HUSAIN | 3,555 | 2.7% | |
| 5 | SUMITA NAND SHANKAR | IND | 2,475 | 1.9% |
| 6 | PAPPU KUMAR | 1,830 | 1.4% | |
| 7 | KAILASH LAHOTI | IND | 1,552 | 1.2% |
| 8 | SHAIKH AKBAR ALI | BSP | 1,515 | 1.1% |
| 9 | BACHCHI SHARMA | IND | 1,095 | 0.8% |
| 10 | KUMAR ADITYA | IND | 946 | 0.7% |
| 11 | KRISHNA KR. JHA | IND | 936 | 0.7% |
| 12 | ANIRUDH MEHTA | BJJD | 651 | 0.5% |
| 13 | ALOK KUMAR SINHA | 620 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (6th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe11.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 1.7% · max 48.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
6th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
241st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
236th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 41.4%INC 29.6%CPM 17.5%OTH 11.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.14 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
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